Friday, May 1, 2015

French words: bouquet, courier, premier, sihouette

Any word ending in euro is likely to be French in origin. Also look out for word endings such as et ... ballet, bouquet, croquet, duvet, all pronounced 'ay', or ette - baguette, banquette, serviette, silhouette, all rhyming with bet, get, met, set. I'm thinking about banquet, which seems to break the rule.

A courier - a carrier, a person who carries goods or documents from place to place
premiere - (I saw this in yesterday's paper as premier in English) important first, first night or showing of a play or performance, first in the list of a group of people, or their president or representative  eg he is the premiere of ... (think premium brand).

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